Pennsylvania High Court Finds ERISA Does Not Preempt Property Settlement Agreement

(June 20, 2019, 9:43 AM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on June 18 found that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act does not preempt the terms of a property settlement agreement (PSA) filed as part of divorce proceedings that occurred before the man died in which the parties agreed to retain their respective pension benefits, explaining that PSAs are contracts under Pennsylvania law (In re:  Estate of Michael J. Easterday, Nos. 15 MAP 2018, 16 MAP 2018, Pa. Sup., 2019 Pa. LEXIS 3305)....